Used fabric and clothing applique with quilting. 60″x 47″. Collection of the artist.
.1348 2024
journaling
.1340 King Street Gallery –installation photos 2023
above: work by Thomas Doyle, Betsy Packard, and Jiazi Yin in “Blue,” at King Street Gallery, Montgomery College.
The following featured works are mine. They are of varied dates (1982 to 2023), sizes (98″x36″ is the largest), and materials (everyday and abundant-as well as saved, treasured ones). I’ve returned to used clothing as the primary. Mine is a green, slow art- right now more than ever-where conservation of resources is a priority.
.1248 2023
Woven and sewn saved clothing and fabric. 33″x 33″ approx. Collection of the artist.
.0799 Offering 2015
Clothing over wire. 11”x 8 1/4”x 7”. Collection of the artist.
Exhibited in “Off the Grid: Contemporary Fiber and Textile Art,” Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring, MD, 2018.
.0078 The Letter A 1986
Wax on wood. 23 3/4″x 14 1/2″. Collection of Peter Klages and Nancy Colella.
Exhibited at Anton Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1989.
Exhibited at The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015.
.0089 Shoes 1980
Newspaper. 13 1/2”x 12”x 6 1/2”. Location unknown.
Exhibited at the Washington Project for the Arts, 1984.
Betsy Packard Art Archive 